how to measure bed for quilt
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Quilt Sizes & How to Measure Your Bed Measuring your bed: 1) Measure the thickness of your mattress – start at the corner of the top and measure to the corner of the bottom. 2) Double this measurement and add to the side measurement {or the first number listed}- this will allow the quilt to drape the sides of the mattress.
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- Choose a quilt pattern or design your own quilt pattern. You can't begin to calculate yardage for your king quilt until you know what design you intend to use. Determine your finished quilt's total size. A standard king quilt measures about 107 inches in length and 108 inches in width.
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How many quilt squares do you need to make a king-size quilt? For a standard king-size bed, use the following: * Full …-length quilt: drops to 1/2 inch from the floor Dimensions: 129  wide by 117 long, 25 drop, 12 tuck (covers pillow, no footboard) Dimensions: 129  wide by 92 long, 25 drop, 12 tuck (if bed has footboard) * Blanket quilt: drops 1 inch below top of box springs Dimensions: 116 wide by 110 long, 18 drop, 12 tuck (covers pillow, no footboard) 116 wide by 92 long, 18 drop, 12 tuck (if bed has footboard) * Coverlet quilt ...
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How to Square up a Quilt Block How to Square Quilt Blocks. First press your block carefully with your iron. Try not to stretch the block but make sure the seams are lying flat on the back and it is as crease free as possible. Next lay your block flat on your cutting mat and check the final size that it should be according to your pattern. Using a square or rectangular quilting ruler, measure your block and see how different it is to the finished sizing. Squaring up is used for blocks that are slighter larger than the pattern finished size.
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How To Measure Your Bed For A Fitted Sheet A quick, simple process, measuring your bed with any toppers will eliminate the stress of getting your new fitted sheet home only to find it does not fit over all of your bedding.
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How to Build a Bed Frame Bench Repeat Step 4 for the opposite side of the bench. Measure from the inside of the bench from one foot board to the other. Cut two seat rails from the side rails of the bed frame, using this measurement, or cut a 2 by 4. Mark the seat placement of the bed frame bench at 17 inches off the ground.
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- This is what size the top of the mattress measures, period! A comforter usually covers the top, sides and foot of the mattress. You use it with a dust ruffle to pretty up your bed. Sizes for those are - twin 66 X 86, full 76 X 86, queen 86 X 88 and king 102 X 88. Bedspreads usually fall almost to or all the way to the floor and allow for a pillow tuck.
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The Basics of Hand Quilting Step 3: Begin to hand quilt, keeping one hand underneath the quilt and one hand above. The bottom hand is used for stability, ensuring the needle goes all the way through to the back of the quilt and assisting in moving the needle back to the top. Your top hand will move the needle down into the fabric and up again.
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Log Cabin Pattern Quilt Use a quilting ruler and a rotary cutter to trim the strip (B) to the same length as the center square. Cut a 2 1/2-inch-wide strip (C) about 8 inches long. Rotate the sewn piece a quarter turn to the right. Place the strip on top of the sewn piece, front sides facing; align the right edges, and stitch together.
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- With a rag quilt, Eve needs to use 1/2 inch seam allowances, which would mean that a 5″ square would finish at 4″, so a 6 squares across would be 24″ wide and 8 squares down would be 32″ long. To make the quilt finish at 30″ X 40″ with 5″ cut squares, Eve would need 7.5 squares (round up to 8) across by 10 down.
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What is batting, exactly? Re-measure (measure, don’t guess!) your quilt top when it’s done, then look at our quilt batting size chart below. Compare the size of your top to the sizes listed, allow an inch or two extra batting (quilting always takes up some batting), then decide what size is best.
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- To use the following chart take the length of your quilt, double it and add 18 to the sum. These measurements will allow you to determine how many yards you will need to back your quilt. The extra half yard (18) that is factored in to the following measurements allows for shrinkage and uneven cutting.
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How to Quilt Create your binding: Cut five 2.5 inch wide by 44 inch length strips from the fabric that you’d like to bind your quilt with. Use the 6 x 24 Acrylic Ruler and 45 mm Comfort Grip Rotary Cutter with 18 Inch x 24 Inch Mat to do this.
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- 3. Custom Crib Size. To create a baby quilt to fit a custom-sized mattress, measure the mattress. Add 4 inches to the width, and use the length of the mattress as the length of the baby quilt.
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- Most quilting fabric has a usable width of about 40, often a bit more. Divide 40 by 3-7/8, the size of your squares. The answer, 10.32, is the number of 3-7/8 cuts you can make across the width of the fabric. Slide that back to a whole number, 10 cuts.
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The Ultimate Guide To Quilt Sizes Just because a Crib Quilt is usually 36” x 52” does not mean that you have to make all of your Baby Quilts fit that mold. However, if you are trying to cover a mattress that is a certain size, the dimensions of your quilt will become less loosey goosey and should remain relatively standard. These sizes are approximate and can vary 4” - 8”. If you have access to the mattress you wish to cover, give it a quick measure so you don’t have to guess. If you are measuring yourself, just remember to add length for the quilt to hang off the edges of the mattress.
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Preparing for the Longarm Quilter 1. Your quilt back should be a MINIMUM of 3-4 bigger than your quilt top on each side. That means a total of 6-8 longer and 6-8 wider. Ask your quilter -- she might want more. That is because your quilter will use that fabric to attach the quilt to the bars and side clamps of their frame.
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- The idea is to make it large enough to cover the crib mattress, with a little extra for snuggling. Sounds like you've got both of those covered. Your quilt is large enough for a crib quilt, so you don't have to add borders. But, if you want to make it longer, you could add the two rows you talked about. Or, you could cut (two) 3 x 45 strips. Then sew them to the top and bottom of your quilt. Your quilt would measure 36 x 50.
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- Also, the crib quilt should be slightly larger than the mattress it will be used with. Many quilters use fabric and batting sizes as guides for the size of a baby quilt to avoid piecing the quilt together or adding edging to increase the size of the quilt.
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Standard Quilt Sizes for Mattresses To figure ideal quilt size for a specific bed (covering mattress top, sides, and foot): Measure mattress width (W), length (L), and depth or thickness (D). Royal Garden Quilt Designed By Peggy Ginsburg. For example: Mattress width of 60, length of 80, depth of 12.
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Thread: Lap quilt size? Mine are usually about 45 x 60, depending on the block size I use. But I believe originally they were about 36 square and intended to only cover your lap when you were sitting. I call mine lap quilts, but I guess actually the should be called comfort or couch quilts. Here is a link to usual sizes: http://quilting.suite101.com/article...for_your_quilt
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What size is a lap quilt? While sizes may vary, most lap quilts measure between 36 inches and 48 inches along each side. A 36-by-48-inch rectangle is a standard lap quilt size, as is a 36-by-36-inch square. Materials Using a good quality cotton or wool batting makes a cuddly, warm quilt without adding too much bulk.
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Internal Server Error Trim batt and lining even with the top. It is really important that the corners of your quilt be square at 90 degree angles. Cut binding strips 2 1/2 wide on lengthwise or crosswise grain of fabric. Place end of two strips perpendicular to each other forming an 'L', right sides together.
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- To use the calculator, specify the width of the fabric (the calculator defaults to a value of 43 inches) along with the width and length of the quilt, and the desired binding strip width. The calculator provides: The total length of the binding (the perimeter of the quilt).
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- Quilt Sizes - Bed Sizes. Deciding on what size quilt to make is a first step in planning a new project. Wall quilts can, of course be any size you choose. But, if you are making a quilt which will go on a bed you need to make decisions.
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How to Tie and Finish a Basic Quilt Lay out your material. If you are using a quilting frame (it can be homemade), tack the bottom of the quilt to the frame, face down. 2. Lay the batting down and cut to size. You'll want to stretch it a little, so cut it about 2–3 inches (5.1–7.6 cm) smaller than your sheets.